The middleweight known as “Bigslow” announced his release via
Instagram on
Thursday. Barnatt was coming off a unanimous decision defeat to
Mark
Munoz at UFC Fight Night on May 16. That marked the third
consecutive loss for the Englishman, who also dropped split
verdicts against Roger
Narvaez and Sean
Strickland during his current skid.

Barnatt first surfaced in the UFC on Season 17 of “The Ultimate
Fighter.” After taking a unanimous decision victory over Collin Hart
at the reality show’s finale, the Tsunami Gym product would go on
to score finishes against Andrew
Craig and Mats
Nilsson in his next two outings. Barnatt has not won a fight
since his first-round TKO of Nilsson on March 8, 2014.

The 27-year-old fighter, who stands 6-foot-6, began his career with
five straight victories before appearing on “TUF.”